tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430771998906051923.post6756079281015944871..comments2018-02-20T10:34:34.058-06:00Comments on Astros County: Your Neighborhood Astros Blog &amp; Grill: Can Houston Win With a 23 Million Dollar Payroll?Jamesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430771998906051923.post-44238589115845458242013-01-21T16:09:51.190-06:002013-01-21T16:09:51.190-06:00We&#39;re hosed!We&#39;re hosed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430771998906051923.post-27629317671514626142013-01-21T09:07:41.734-06:002013-01-21T09:07:41.734-06:00In hindsight that was a very talented team. Headin...In hindsight that was a very talented team. Heading into the 2000 season, however, only Giambi and Damon has truly established themselves. <br /><br />Dye was coming off just his first season with an OPS+ over 100. Chavez had just posted a 98+ OPS. Tejada had not yet posted an OPS+ over 100.<br /><br />And only one of the three pithers had any experience in the majors coming into the season.<br /><br />What Oakland had was a bunch of young, unproven players who came together at the same time...which is what Houston is trying to do in the next year or two.<br /><br />Now, back to the point, the odds of Houston replicating that this season are slim to none. We&#39;ll probably be just as close, if not closer, to 43 wins as we will 91 wins.Juvenile Court Clerk - Bryan Trostelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330898398069876973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430771998906051923.post-76017224822503320712013-01-21T08:34:58.523-06:002013-01-21T08:34:58.523-06:00Those Oakland teams at that time were pretty impre...Those Oakland teams at that time were pretty impressive with Giambi, Tejada, Damon, Dye, Chavez -- plus Hudson, Mulder and Zito. Houston 2013 will not have anything approaching that level of talent. So, perhaps your average record would be the &quot;best case&quot; scenario for the Astros this season? Especially given the new Axis of Evil Division.<br /><br />Worst case?<br /><br />The 1962 Mets went 40-120.<br />The 2003 Tigers went 43-119.<br /><br />*Gulp*<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com